This is the first year that I have heard about one-word resolutions. Maybe I was not paying attention since it is a concept that has been around for years. Maybe I was skeptical. Probably skeptical.
I'm not big on word boards and inspiration webs. Webs clutter my mind like they clutter the corners of my ceilings. But I always saw myself as a multifaceted individual with numerous interests that branched out in many directions. How could one word tie in my goals for the new year?
I answered a social media question of a friend of mine on whether I list goals or focus on one word or phrase. I confessed to my list, but maybe there was one word - determination - that resonates in my mind when I think of goals. I am determined to improve my health. I am determined to become greater things in my writing career. I am determined to find order in my life.
So my friend has encouraged me to make it my word for 2019. I think he is right on this one. It provides me with more of a purpose of why I want to do more for myself and where I am going to find the strength to do so. Everyone can have their own word, and the members of my family have their own purpose if they set goals for themselves. Someone may choose "determination" as their word of the year. However, I chose it for me rather than have it dictated to me.
I still need my milestones and clear goals so that I can have something to achieve. I have numbers that are measurable and timelines that are reasonable. So I can keep my list to help me visualize what I can achieve. No matter how I do it, I am determined to be more than I was in 2018.
Determination is my light
That illuminates my way
To health, wealth, and wisdom
All year or just one day
Determination can never outline
The steps that I must take,
But rather the strength and focus
To be the success I make.
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